Pick your own medlars
Join our rangers for this year's medlar harvest
- Booking not needed
- Free event (admission applies)
We have a bumper crop of medlars in our orchard this autumn – join our rangers for the harvest and pick your own to take home. This weird but wonderful fruit is picked in autumn when still unripe, hard and bitter, then stored for several weeks to ripen until they are dark brown, soft, sweet and aromatic. They are popularly eaten with cheese and port or turned into a delicious jelly!
Meet ranger Stuart at the entrance to the orchard at 11am where he will give a brief introduction to the history of medlars and a demonstration of how to harvest the fruit, before heading into the orchard to harvest your own.
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Prices
Event ticket prices
This event is free, but normal admission charges apply for the venue.
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- Suitability
Event is aimed at adults but is suitable for children accompanied by an adult
- Meeting point
Meet at the entrance to the orchard in the lower gardens at 11am. Please note that it takes around half an hour to walk there from the welcome building, so make sure you arrive in plenty of time.
- What to bring and wear
Please bring along something to collect your medlars in once harvested e.g. a basket or bag. Please dress appropriately for the weather. Layers and sturdy shoes are advisable.
- Accessibility
The route down to the orchard is step free, but the orchard itself has uneven grassy terrain. Please also note that harvesting the medlars will require reaching into trees.
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